Tithing and the Malki-Tzedek Priesthood - A Scriptural Study
By Isaac Aluochier
All scripture quotations are from the Hebrew Names Version of the World English Bible available at http://www.ebible.org/bible/hnv/.
This publication has been superseded by "Tithing and Priests" published at http://www.serveyahweh.org/Priests/priests.htm.
CONTENTS
- Avram Tithes To Malki-Tzedek
- Yaakov Promises To Tithe To Yahweh
- Tithing After Yaakov's Example
- Tithing In Yisrael
- Tithing In Yisrael More Restrictive Than In Avraham And Yaakov's Day
- Where Was Malki-Tzedek When The Children Of Yisrael Were Commanded To Tithe?
- Institution Of The Aharonic Priesthood
- Domain Of The Aharonic Priesthood
- Non-Levites Excluded From The Priesthood Within Yisrael
- Giving To Yahweh's Priest Is Giving To Yahweh
- Yahweh Has Given The Holy Things Of Yisrael To Aharon's House
- What Is The Priestly And Associated Status Outside Yisrael?
- Yahweh's Tithe Is Not Restricted To Yahweh's Priests
- Assistants To Yahweh's Priests Tithe To Yahweh's Priests
- Yahweh's Priests Do Not Tithe
- Tithing Statutes And Ordinances Within The Land Of Yisrael
- Tithes Eaten By The Children Of Yisrael
- Children Of Yisrael Reminded To Share Their Tithes With The Levites
- Adequate Provisions During Intensive Learning To Fear Yahweh Always
- A Tithe For The Needy
- The Year Of Tithing
- Pray For Yahweh's Blessing When You Provide For The Needy
- Robbing Yahweh
- Yahweh Blesses Those Who Faithfully Tithe To Him
- How Yahweh's Blessing Reaches His Faithful Children
- Tithing In Yisrael To Remain Applicable At The Time Just Prior To The Messiah's Return
- Administration Of Tithing In Yahudah After Return From Captivity
- Administration Of Tithing In Yahudah By Nechemyah
- Administration Of Tithing In Yahudah By Chizkiyahu
- Why Tithes And Offerings Were Given To The Priests And Levites
- Tithing To Yahweh Is Goodness, Righteousness And Faithfulness
- Tithing Is Not One Of The Weightier Matters Of The Law
- Practice Of Tithing Ought To Continue
- Temper With Humility Your Observance Of Tithing And The Rest Of Yahweh's Law
- Tithing And Malki-Tzedek As Discussed In The Letter To The Hebrews
- Administration Of Tithing In The Present Day
- Was The Malki-Tzedek Of Genesis 14 The Same As Yah'shuah The Messiah?
- Is The Lesser Always Blessed Of The Better?
- Hebrews 7:7 Was Not Inspired By The Holy Spirit!
- Facilitating Perfection As A Purpose Of A Priesthood
- Aharonic Priesthood Never Intended To Provide Perfection
- Malki-Tzedek Priesthood Intended For All Tribes And All Nations
- Was There A Change In The Law Of The Priesthood?
- Hebrews 7:12 And 7:18 Do Not Appear To Be Correct!
- The Author Of Hebrews Believed In The Existence Of Only One Priesthood At A Time
- Was The Malki-Tzedek Priesthood And Law Annulled When The Aharonic Priesthood And Law Was Instituted?
- The Rationale And Comments Of The Author Of Hebrews Are Self-Contradictory
- The Holy Spirit Did Not Inspire The Personal Views Presented In Hebrews 7:11-25
- Priests Are To Intercede For Those In Their Domain
- Are Aharonic Priests The Only Priests Existing On Earth?
- Hebrews 8:4 Was Not Inspired By The Holy Spirit!
- Yah'shuah A Priest On Earth At The Same Time As Aharonic Priests
- Must A Priest On Earth Continually And Regularly Offer Gifts According To The Law?
- Hebrews 8:4 Is A Flawed View Of Its Author
- Realisation Of Messiah's First Coming Yet To Bear Complete Fruit
- Malki-Tzedek Priesthood Should Not Be Confused With Aharonic Priesthood
- Malki-Tzedek Priesthood Facilitates Eternal Inheritance
- Has Yahweh Abolished Sacrifices And Offerings?
- Author Of Hebrews Acknowledges He Was Giving His Own Views Separate From Those Of The Holy Spirit
- Priests Outside Yisrael
- Paroh's Dealings With The Priests In Mitzrayim Similar To Yahweh's Later Dealings With The Priests In Yisrael
- Moshe's Father-In-Law Was A Priest Outside Yisrael
- Yahweh Chose To Make Yisrael A Kingdom Of Priests
- Yahweh Does As He Pleases With What Belongs To Him
- Malki-Tzedek Priesthood For Yisrael
- Yisrael Had Priests Prior To The Institution Of The Aharonic Priesthood
- Yahweh Proposed To Make All Of Yisrael Malki-Tzedek Priests
- Institution Of The Aharonic Priesthood
- Yahweh Chose Aharon's Family To Be His Priests
- Priests Are To Facilitate People In Their Domain Being Accepted Before Yahweh
- Aharon's House To Have The Priesthood In Yisrael Perpetually
- Aharonic Priesthood Prophetically Picturing Malki-Tzedek Priesthood
- Priests Are To Make Atonement
- Within Yisrael Aharon And His Son's Priesthood Is Everlasting Throughout Their Generations
- Sin Committed Unwittingly
- Actions Of A Priest Imputed To Those Under His Domain
- Priests To Make Atonement For Those Under Their Domain
- Priests To Distinguish Between The Clean And The Unclean In Their Domain
- Priests To Exclude The Unclean From The Company Of The Clean
- Priests To Determine Whether The Unclean Have Been Cleansed Of Their Uncleanness
- Priests To Make Atonement Before Yahweh Upon The Cleansing Of An Unclean Person
- Priests To Ensure That Those Under Their Domain Do Not Come In Close Proximity With Contagious Uncleanness
- Yahweh's People Are Not To Associate Themselves With Uncleanness
- Priests To Separate Yahweh's People From Their Uncleanness
- The High Priest Must Make Atonement For All Of Yahweh's People
- Priests Must Not Defile Themselves
- Priests Must Competently Determine Various Matters According To The Law
- Those Who Are Holy Within Yisrael
- The Tribe Of Levi Given To Aharon
- Firstborns In Yisrael Belong To Yahweh
- The Time Yahweh Sanctified The Firstborns In Yisrael
- Within Yisrael The Priesthood Belongs To Aharon's House
- Rebellion Against Yahweh And His Priesthood
- Faithless Rebellion
- Contradiction In The Rebels' Position
- Rebels Coveted The Priesthood
- In Human Controversies Let Yahweh Settle The Matter
- Datan And Aviram's False Accusations Against Moshe
- Rebels Against Yahweh Play With Death
- Moshe's Works Were At Yahweh's Command
- Rebellion Against Yahweh's Set Order Is Despising Yahweh
- What Is Offered Before Yahweh Is Holy
- No Stranger Should Undertake Priestly Duties
- The Congregation Was Courting Death
- Atoning Act Of The High Priest Covers All Under His Domain
- The Aharonic Priesthood
- Aharonic Priesthood Typifies Malki-Tzedek Priesthood
- Who Makes Up The Malki-Tzedek Priesthood?
- Levites Typify Yah'shuah's Disciples
- Only Yah'shuah's True Disciples Should Come Near Yah'shuah
- Priests Should Act To Ensure That Wrath Does Not Befall Those Under Their Domain
- Only Malki-Tzedek Priests Can Perform Malki-Tzedek Duties
- Yahweh Has Given His Tithes From His Congregation To Yah'shuah's Servants
- Only Those Called To Assist Yah'shuah Should Undertake Relevant Assisting Duties
- Do Yah'shuah's Servants Need To Tithe Of What They Receive From Yahweh's Congregation?
- Yahweh's Priests Should Be Consulted In Determining Difficult Legal Matters
- Consult Yahweh, Through His Malki-Tzedek Priesthood, In Determining Difficult Legal Matters
- Yahweh's Priests Are His Judicial Officers Over His Congregation
- Priests To Accurately Preserve Yahweh's Law
- All Of Yah'shuah's Assistants Should Be Accorded Equal Treatment With Respect To Their Provisions
- Priests Must Ensure That The Justice Process Is Not Abused
- Priests Should Strengthen Yahweh's People In The Face Of Difficult Circumstances
- Priests Should Be Close To Yahweh To Facilitate Transmitting Yahweh's Will In Judicial Matters
- Priests Must Adjure Yahweh's People To Walk Faithfully In His Word
- Priests To Accurately Preserve And Teach Yahweh's Law
- Yahweh Sometimes Speaks To His Priests Through His Judges For His People
- Yahweh's Priests Have A Very High Status In His Congregation
- Priests Have A Leading Role In Judicial And Legal Matters
- Who Is The Priest To Walk Before Yahweh's Messiah Forever?
- Tzadok, A Priest Who Was Also A Seer
- Yahweh's Priests To The Nations
- Returned Yisraelite Exiles To Be Sent Back To The Lands Of Their Exile As Yahweh's Priests
- Yisraelites Exist Among The Various Nations
- Aharon's Children Are Scattered Among The Nations
- Aharonic Priesthood To Be Active After Yahweh's Judgement On The Nations
- Yirmeyahu, A Priest Who Was Also A Prophet
- It Is For Yahweh's Priests To Handle His Law And Thereby Know Him
- Priests Should Know Yahweh's Ways And Laws
- Priests Should Remain Holy By Not Profaning Themselves
- Aharonic Priesthood Shall Not Cease To Operate After Yisrael's Restoration
- Priests Should Preserve The Law
- Priests Should Preserve The Sanctity Of Holy Things
- Tzadok's Sons To Minister As Priests After Yisrael's Regathering
- Aharonic Priesthood To Have Sacrificial And Offering Responsibilities After Yisrael's Regathering
- Aharonic Priesthood To Be Fully Operative After Yisrael's Restoration
- Tzadok Priesthood A Continuation Of Aharonic Priesthood
- Yahweh's Allotted Land To Aharonic Priests
- Yahweh's Priests Will Perform Their Sacrificial And Offering Duties On Yahweh's Feast Days
- Priests Should Remain Faithful To Yahweh
- Priests To Impart Knowledge Of Yahweh's Ways And Laws To His People
- Priests Should Dissuade Yahweh's People From Prostitution
- Yahweh's Priests Should Not Teach For Hire
- Priests Should Be Ready To Competently Answer Matters Arising Out Of Yahweh's Law
- Hasatan Is The Adversary Of The Malki-Tzedek High Priesthood
- The Branch, The Malki-Tzedek High Priest Over Yisrael
- Priests Must Not Dishonour And Despise Yahweh
- Duties Of Yahweh's Priests
- Moshe Was Yahweh's Priest!
- Yahweh's Priestly Order For Human Beings Apart From The Aharonic Order
- A Priest Forever In The Order Of Malki-Tzedek
- Yahweh's Priests Clothed With Righteousness And Salvation
- Ezra The Priest And Scribe
- Works Of Yahweh's Priests
- Priests Should Deal With Authorities To Facilitate Proclamation Of Yahweh's Words To His People
- Priests Should Teach Yahweh's Law To His People
- Priests Should Go About The Dwelling Places Of Yahweh's People And Teach Them His Law
- Judging Should Be In Accord With Yahweh's Word
- Priests Should Judge Yahweh's People And Teach Them His Law
- Priests And Scribes Should Be Knowledgeable In Yahweh's Word
- Priests Should Have Undergone The Experiences Of Those Under Their Domain
- Author Of Hebrews Indicates That Moshe Was An Apostle And Priest
- Priests Are Called Into Their Office By Yahweh, And Not By Another
- Malki-Tzedek Priests For A Period Of Time
- Who Was The Malki-Tzedek Of Genesis 14:18-20?
- Should It Be Difficult To Accept That Malki-Tzedek Was Human?
- Are Physical Tithes Paid To Those Who Are Not Human?
- Tithes Are For The Physical Sustenance Of Yahweh's Priests And Their Assistants
- Malki-Tzedek Was Most Likely A Human Being
- Malki-Tzedek Priests Do Not Necessarily Live Forever
- Did Yahweh Promise Yah'shuah Occupation Of An Office Named After A Human Being?
- Yahweh Promised Yah'shuah Kingship After The Order Of David
- Yahweh Promised Yah'shuah Prophetic Office After The Order Of Moshe
- Yahweh Has Promised Yah'shuah Occupation Of Offices Named After Human Beings
- Did Malki-Tzedek Have No Genealogy?
- Does Scripture Record The Genealogy Of Every Person It Mentions?
- Bereans Of Acts 17:10-11 Would Have Rejected Hebrews 7:3!
- Malki-Tzedek Cannot Be Yah'shuah Based On Hebrews 7:3!
- There Is Only One Son Of Yahweh In The Status Of Yah'shuah
- Hebrews 7:3 Was Not Inspired By The Holy Spirit!
- The Author Of Hebrews' Views On Law And Priesthood
- Is Malki-Tzedek A Man Who Has Never Died And Will Never Die?
- View That Malki-Tzedek Was A Man Who Never Died And Will Never Die Unscriptural!
- Are The Actions Of An Ancestor Imputed To His Descendants?
- Yahweh Answers Yisraelites In Error
- Principle In Hebrews 7:9-10 Unscriptural!
- When Was The Way To The Holy Place To Be Revealed?
- Did Yah'shuah Die Only For Transgressions Committed Under The First Covenant?
- Hebrews 9:27 Not Consistent With Hebrews 7:1-4!
- Even Yah'shuah, The High Priest Of The Malki-Tzedek Order, Died!
- The Malki-Tzedek Law Did Not Cease To Exist When The Old Covenant Was Entered Into
- The Old And New Covenants Do Not Conflict With One Another
- Yah'shuah's Disciples To Be Malki-Tzedek Priests
- Malki-Tzedek Priesthood Open To All Human Families
- Those In The First Resurrection Will Forever Be Malki-Tzedek Priests
CONCLUSION
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